Vestibular rehabilitation program for cervical radiculopathy with vertigo

Shraddha Jaiswal, Vaishnavi Siroya, Rashmi Walke

Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT

A herniated disc or another space-occupying lesion (typically linked with cervical spondylitis and osteophyte invasion) produces nerve root impingement, inflammation, or both in the cervical spinal nerve root, resulting in cervical radiculopathy. Because a large number of people with cervical radiculopathy may need surgery and are frequently managed by physical therapists, the management of cervical radiculopathy necessitates considerable thought. Since cervical radiculopathy is a well-known disease with a pathos anatomic diagnosis, many clinicians will experience it. However, no diagnostic criteria for cervical radiculopathy have been identified. Existing awareness of cervical radiculopathy cannot provide health practitioners with enough information to assess prognosis, identify risk factors, or choose effective treatments for cervical radiculopathy care. The patient came to the hospital with the complaint of vertigo and numbness and tingling sensation in the upper limb. A primary care physician's prescription for "dizziness, assess and treat" were done. In physiotherapy department further assessment were carried out and then patient was instructed to do some exercise and treatment was given. Despite the fact that cervical radiculopathy is mostly a medical diagnosis, the exact clinical diagnosis of the cervical radiculopathy clinical exam remains unknown. Both technical and practical concerns influence the procedure chosen. Although no predisposition to live or risks have been established, and the efficiency of various non-operative interventions for the condition is unknown, cervical radiculopathy appears to have a mainly positive natural history. To define definitive diagnostic criteria and successful care for patients with cervical radiculopathy and vertigo, physiotherapy treatment is found to be very effective.

Keywords:

Cervical Radiculopathy, Vertigo, Diagnosis, Vestibular physiotherapy